Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Plevin
n. Archaic. An assurance or warrant; a pledge.
Replevin
vb. Archaic. REPLEVY.
non plevin
[Latin] Hist. The failure to timely replevy land after it is taken by the Crown on a default.
personal replevin
See REPLEVIN.
replevin
n. 1. An action for the repossession of personal property wrongfully taken or detained by the defendant, whereby the plaintiff gives security for and holds the property until the court decides who owns it. 2. A writ obtained from a court authorizing the retaking of personal property wrongfully taken or detained. - Also termed (in sense 2) writ of replevin. Cf. DETINUE; TROVER.
replevin bond
1. A bond given by a plaintiff to replevy or attach property in the defendant's possession before judgment is rendered in a replevin action. 0 The bond protects the attaching officer and ensures the property's safekeeping until the court decides whether it should be returned to the defendant. - Also termed replevy bond. See REPLEVIN. 2. A bond given by a defendant in a replevin action to regain attached property pending the outcome of litigation. 0 The bond does not discharge the attachment lien. -Also termed replevy bond; claim property bond; redelivery bond. Cf. forthcoming bond.
replevin in cepit
An action for the repossession of property that is both wrongfully taken and wrongfully detained.
replevin in detinet
An action for the repossession of property that is rightfully taken but wrongfully detained.
writ of replevin
See REPLEVIN (2).